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document.write( "40% of the seats in a concert are for children. The number of seats for men and women are 5 to 7 respectively. After renovations the number of seats increased by 20%. The number of children seats are 720.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Let original number of seats, be S\r\n" );
document.write( "Number of seats after renovations: 1.2S\r\n" );
document.write( "Children's number of seats, before and after renovations: .4S and .4(1.2S) = .48S. The actual number\r\n" );
document.write( "for this happens to be 720.\r\n" );
document.write( "Adults' number of seats, before and after renovations: .6S and .6(1.2S) = .72S. Let the number for\r\n" );
document.write( "this be A.\r\n" );
document.write( "              We then get the following PROPORTION: \"matrix%282%2C3%2C+.48S%2F%28.72S%29%2C+%22=%22%2C+720%2FA%2C+2%2F3%2C+%22=%22%2C+720%2FA%29\"\r\n" );
document.write( "                                                        2A = 3(720)------ Cross-multiplying\r\n" );
document.write( "Number of adults' seats, after renovations, or  \r\n" );
document.write( "Number of women's seats, after renovations:  \r\n" );
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document.write( "BTW, the other person who responded is partly WRONG!
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